Smart Business Magazine, November 2017

BROUGHT TO YOU IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PILLAR FOUNDATION AND MEDICAL MUTUAL BUILDING STRONGER COMMUNITIES PATHWAY TO RESILIENCE Untapped potential Pathway to Resilience seeks to turn troubled lives into purposedriven futures BY MARK SCOTT MSCOTT@ SBNONLINE COM Photo by David Liam Kyle 30 Smart Business Cleveland November 2017 A mbus Shephard has made mistakes In 2013 19 year old Shephard plead guilty to receiving a stolen vehicle carrying a concealed gun and falsification then failed to appear in court for sentencing Standing on the 57th floor of Key Tower and looking out over the city of Cleveland the 23 year old reflected on the opportunity he had to turn things around I have four boys and I want to see them make it Shephard says When they get older I want them to say Daddy really made it It took me a minute to get here but I just want to make this change I never thought I would be in this building Im going to do my part I want to be in suits like that Shephard is part of Pathway to Resilience a groundbreaking job skills and training program targeting at risk teens and young adults He joined several other members of the program in August at Key Tower to speak with sponsors of the program from Resilience Capital Partners and Boys Girls Clubs of Cleveland Pathway to Resilience launched in December as a three year pilot program Two select groups of 10 individuals were invited to take part in an intensive career readiness and mentoring program that combines job skills and literacy instruction with extracurricular activities such as athletics and music Upon completion of the program participants will be eligible for employment with Cleveland area employers that sponsor the initiative It sounds like everyone at this table wants to change this narrative says Steve Rosen co CEO at Resilience Capital Partners who attended the event As a group you all have decided what you dont want Were going to change this narrative together This group is critically successful to the long term success of this program There are dozens of young men who can follow in your footsteps if this pilot works Youll be leaders and youll be remembered in this community everywhere Untapped potential According to Clevelands Collaborative on Youth Violence Prevention Cleveland was the second poorest city in the U S SOCIAL MEDIA To learn more like its Facebook page www facebook com bgccleveland and follow on Twitter @ Clevekids

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